WHITTIER COLLEGE ^^"^^ ^-^ May 4,1995 QUAKER CAMPUS the Voice of the Campus Since 1914
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WHITTIER COLLEGE ^^"^^ ^-^ May 4,1995 QUAKER CAMPUS The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 • SPORTS The men's lacrosse Beloved Professor Remembered as Devoted team lost in the WCLL semifinals to UC Santa Barbara, but managed to Community Member, True Philosopher beat Chapman in the con solation game and finish third in the league. Dr. Michael Praetorius, professor of philosophy, lived the life he taught. pg20 BY JANINE LEIGH KRAMER coming to to sit in the grass and simply deal QC EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Whittier 14 with students," said Schambach. years ago. "He "He would ask a thoughtful ques C A M.P "Such was the end of our helped me to tion of the students and if there friend, whom I may truly call the feel at home," was a minute of silence he would wisest, and justest, and best of all Furman said. just sit and wait for an answer." the men whom I have ever "Paula (Ra "The values of Whittier Col » known." disich) said a lege were very important to him. *• A Building by This passage, the last line of long time ago He put a lot of thought into teach Plato's Phaedo, was read by fac Any Other Name... that Mike was a ing, the philosophy of teaching ulty chair, Michael McBride be pilgrim. A pil and how to offer students the best Did you ever wonder fore the traditional moment of si education possible. It will be a why the libraby is named grim isn'taper- lence at the faculty meeting last son who is here; poor place without him," said after a lip gloss? Or is Tuesday in memory of Dr. Mchael it is a person Hunt. it?... Find out about the Praetorius, professor of philoso who is moving "Philosophy wasn't just an names behind the build phy. on. It is this idea abstract discipline for him, but ings you learn in, sleep in, Praetorius died Fri day evening that makes his rather a way of life. A way that is and walk past every day. from complications from a severe passing tolera followed by too few philoso eg 8 case of pneumonia. An autopsy is ble," said Fur phers," said Hunt. being performed. man. Furman agreed, saying that This was Praetorius' 25th year pholo courtesy of Office of Admission Dr. David Praetorius "didn't just think ideas, teaching at Whittier College, Dr. Michael Praetorius Hunt, professor he felt them. He let great ideas where he and his wife, art history for 23 years through working on of philosophy, said, "Mike was touch him. He really was a tre professor Paula Radisich, lived in committees and pairing classes perhaps my best friend on cam mendous role model of allowing Johnson House as part ofthe Fac together. pus. I am really devastated that ideas help you to run your life," ulty Residence program. "Mike was such an important he's gone so suddenly." said Furman. • Have an Extra "Nothing mattered to him partofthe community. How could Robert Schambach, professor Said senior Ben Hubble, who $15? more than community. The idea someone so big and important not of chemistry, knew Praetorius for received advising from Praetori We've sampled three of people with shared values, liv be here any more? But there is no 26 years. "Mike was a good col us for his minor in philosophy, hip albums so you don't ing and working together. A com danger of him being forgotten," league and a good friend who will "Dr. Praetorius was an outstand have to gamble with your munity of ideas, minds and emo said Kiley. be deeply missed," Schambach ing example of what I always savings. Find out if we hit tions," said Anne Kiley, professor Dr. Wendy Furman, professor said. imagined a Whittier professor to the jackpot, pg 12 of English, who knew Praetorius of English, met Praetorius after "I used to marvel at his ability Please see BELOVED pg 7 STUDENT COLLEGE IN Seniors Petition to Change THE NEWS > Miss Your Graduation Day in Future College Selected as Science Building Parking Space? BY JEFF HEYNEN were on a Saturday or Sunday Duo to wo! e Sci QC STAFF WRITER afternoon, it wouldn't be a prob Site for Earthquake ence Building's air condi lem." Seniors Karin Thompson and tioning system, part ofthe Dean of Faculty Lisa Ross- Andrea Wright have begun circu Science Building parking bacherchairs the Commencement Research Technology lating a petition to change the date lot has been -.sible Committee, which consists of fac of graduation in future years from ulty, administration, and four stu BV JENNIFER SANCHEZ- pulsion Laboratory (JPL) of since last week. As of press the traditional Friday of Memori dents who are appointed by the SALAZAR Pasadena has been awarded a time, the work was expect al Day weekend to the more con Council of Representatives. The OC NEWS EDITOR grant to add twenty additional ed to be completed today, venient Saturday or Sunday ofthe committee makes recommenda receivers to the metropolitan barring complications. same weekend. -._. tions to the president about how Whittier College has been Los Angeles area. The idea, according to Thomp and when the ceremonies should selected as one of the 20 new The extremely precise sat son, was formulated only last take place. sites for the Global Positioning ellite technology, first devel week. Nevertheless, the two have Rossbacher stated "I know that System (GPS) which provides oped by the department of De • In last week's "News You already amassed approximately faculty are interested in seeing earthquake data for research fense for navigational purpos Can Use"; box, the QC ims- 250 signatures of students repre that graduation is convenient for ers world wide. es, allows scientists to measure takenly reported that the crane senting all class levels, which puts students and their families," yet Within the next two months, the motions of the surface of in the Science Bu i Id i ng park their original goal of 300 well she was also quick to point out a satellite unit will be placed on the earth which are continuous ing lot was replacing an air within reach. that "the president must juggle a the roof of Arnold Hall, the due to the movement of tecton- conditioning unit on top of Their rationale behind the pe number of concerns," referring to music building, which will be icplates. Thethree-dimensional the building. The particular tition lies in the convenience for the interests of the board of trust come part of the network of measurements have a relative institutions providing data for accuracy of one millimeter hor ••••• the parents and guests of the grad ees, along with local merchants was actually a disfunclional uating seniors. Thompson point and hotels owners. Thus, a perfect earthquake research. izontally and three millimeters cooling tower, the component ed out, "there are many first-gen time for the ceremonies seems In the wake of the vertically. This research en of the air conditioning sys eration graduates here whose par almost impossible to achieve. Northridge earthquake off 994, ables the further study of earth- tem which keeps the chiller ents simply cannot take the neces Rossbacher also remarked that NASA, the U.S. Geological working at an optimum tem sary time off work." this issue is not new and that, "in Survey and the National Sci retrofit strategies and evalua-, ^ perature. The QC regrets any Wright said, "it is really in November of 1994, the [Com ence Foundation jointly com tions of earthquake hazards. inconvenience this error may convenient. My mom has to take mencement] Committee discussed mitted funds to install new con Dal las Rhodes, professor of have caused. off work and some close family this same recommendation ofhav- tiguous GPS stations. Jet Pro Please see QUAKE pg. 6 friends can't even make it. If it Please see PETITION pg. 6 ISSUE 25 • VOLUME 81 "Taking random classes for no particular reason is not my idea of $15,000 well spent." Amy Biesmeyer please see Viewpoint, page 3 EDITORIAL • LETTERS • COMMENTARY Speaking Out For The EDITORIAL Few, The Proud, The Bitter . < , . ~ . » . - - , , , , . A . BY MICHAEL GARABEDIAN their term papers. I probably didn't find QC OPINION EDITOR these people because they also couldn't care less about their student newspaper, You Can't Silence Us This week I asked freshmen to write unlike the rest ofthe happy part ofWhittier about their first year at Whittier. Did it live College. up to their initial expectations? What needs Anyhow, I thought it might be nice to With Dust to be changed? What is wrong with this mention these people, and propose a couple institution? of reasons as to why they might be dissat hough it has been a long time, yes. once again the Quaker Campus will he Happily, (depending on your reference isfied. This, (like the stirring up of contro focusing the next six inches of text to our favorite of topics, the Council of frame), it seems that the freshmen are okay. versy), is good for several reasons. T Representatives. The average student may be wondering. "What is it this According to most, the admissions bro One, I fill up this blank part ofthe page. time?" However, for anyone who has gone near the Student Union, or tried to eat chures were right; Whittier is a small and Two, maybe someone will come forward, in the CI. 1 think you know what we are talking about when we say. "Enough with liberal heaven on earth. The freshman are representing the dissatisfied (or non-hap the Ju>i " happy.